The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-10-22
HE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

Has Done for the Country ard why 1t
Should Ise Continued in Powcr-An Able
Document Bnscd Upon History aud Facts
within the Recollection of Every INTEL
1igcnt Reader.
Hon. John G. Carlisle. Speaker of
the House of Representatives for two
terms. contributes an able article on
the Continuance Of Democratic Rule"
to n recent issue of the Forum, from
which we quote rs follows:
In undertaking to state some OF tho reasons
why the Democratic party should be continued
in power IL is necessary, in the first instance,
to call attention to the difference OF opinion be-
tween the two existing parties concerning the
nature and extent OF the Federal power under
the constitution, because II is manifest that
their administration of public arairs must be
greatly influenced by their respective views
upon this fundamental question. This differ
once OF opinion has existed continuously since
the organization of the Government, and has
always constituted az it still does, the most
clearly defined line of separation between po-
ltcal parties in this county. 1t would have
been reasonable to suppose that after nearly
hundred years OF practical administration of
the Government under the constitution, after
repeated decisions of the question by the high
est judicial tribunals, and after the thorough
and ablo discussions that have taken place ut
every SltBt vi lnc CONTROVERSY, tHt tCiutioho
between the several States and their people
and the Government of the United States
would be wcll understood, and their separate
rights and powers fully recognized by all par
ties. Such, however, is not the case. In
theory and practice the Republican
party OF today is more extravagant in its as
sertion of what 1t calls National author
ityn than its Federaist progenitor was a
century ago. During the short period between
the close of the war and the year 1873, while 1t
controlled the legislation in Congress- 1t passed
IL greater number OF unconstitutional enact
ments than can be found in all the remainder
OF our leg slatlve history. But 1t was not in
Congress alone that this dangerous tendency
toward the concentration and arbitrary exer-
else of power was exhibited. The Executive
Department, in all its branches, was equally
indifferent TO the limitations imposed upon 1t
by the constitution and laws, and the Presi-
dent was rapidly becoming wlat Patrick Hen
ry predicted he would be. IAN American King"
So arrogant and ntolerant was this spirit of en-
croachment upon the reserved rights of the
States aud people, that the conservative ele-
ments in the country spontaneously combined
to resist II, and the consequence was that since
the fourth day of March, 1875, but one Republic
an House OF Representatives has met
at Washington, and in 1876 large
minority of the popular vote was cast
for the Democratic candidates for President
and Vice-Presdent. IT is perhaps, not going
too far to say that if the Republican party had
no' pcci ueprtNou Vi po"or IN tio popui',l
uiHnc" VI 'hc Lebisihti'c ucpurVneh "uu II
tne warming u 100 hau hot peeh gwen ny thc
people, our iedcrativc system of government
would have been by this time substantially
oNcrthroWl' anu the right vi iocui seirBoferh
iiion" "n''h i'o' N1 'i,o .oiS iou"uA''on VI Jul
ITec institutions Wouiu nave peoh cohuheo to
the narrowest possible limits
Ii is an indisputable historical fact that the
constitution of the United States was adopted
una the onioh formed u,oer ~ py ehe people OF
the seFerai otates' each politicai community
ao'ihs sophru.ois anu IhuoPehuoh'y vi al
others' .htousn us own Statc organization. IL
- equaliS uhuoh'apie mat 'hc t,oVcrhhien,
. enu. 're"teu oS .he peoPio VI .he severai
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